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Long hours and high stress are causing a surge in mental illness and suicides among federal wildland firefighters. They're leaving the job in record numbers amid escalating fires that are increasingly putting their lives at risk.
Zane led his handlers to large quantities of heroin and cocaine in separate traffic stops, resulting in at least two arrests of travelers headed east through Colorado's mountains with illicit drugs in tow.
The Chief Medical Officer at National Jewish Health says the possibility of a pill to help treat patients with COVID-19 could be a crucial tool to reduce hospitalizations and prevent another surge impacting medical staff across the state.
Many Denver community members are applauding the Denver Public Schools superintendent after he made a bold move on Thursday to put a pause on a plan that would have closed or consolidated certain low-enrollment schools.
Prosecutors in Wyoming are evaluating whether to file criminal charges against officials at a public library for stocking books some say are obscene in sections for children and teenagers.
A dairy in northern Colorado has been fined nearly $25,000 after the death of a worker whose truck slipped into a pit filled with liquid manure.
Here's how to catch postseason baseball action, from the wild-card games all the way to the World Series.
SEIU Local 105 announced Flagship had agreed to start negotiations next week and the workers had agreed to return to work on Saturday.
Crews have 20% containment on the 85-acre Ptarmigan Fire burning in Summit County.
At the deadline, the City and County of Denver reported that 99% of its workforce was vaccinated against COVID-19. CBS4 checked the State of Colorado figures and found 76% have indicated that they are vaccinated.
The school in Commerce City incorporates the environment and agriculture as a big part of the students' learning.
The identities of two women stabbed to death earlier this week in Denver have been released. Police have arrested Matthew Madden for the deaths on South Marion near Warren.
Aurora Public School Superintendent Rico Munn announced the district will not require remote learning on snow days.
Scott Smith was arrested last week in connection with his wife's death, just one week before his mother was also arrested in the case. Kanokwan (Nok) Smith was killed in 2020.
Highway 6 west of Golden was back open Friday morning after a rock slide that happened in Clear Creek Canyon.
The plan for a passenger train that would run along Colorado's Front Range was announced four years ago, but it's been getting a lot of attention this week after Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert called for DOGE to get rid of federal funding for the project.
A large development in Castle Rock has received recommendation for approval from the town planning commission and will now be heard by the town council.
For the first time in 14 years, the state legislature could override a governor's veto.
The is the fourth culinary variety show of Alton Brown's, and he hopes to "stick the landing."
High fire danger expected in Denver.
Westbound lanes of I-70 were closed west of Denver early Wednesday morning due to a fuel tanker rollover.
Douglas County voters could see a question on their November ballot about increasing the number of elected county commissioners who represent them.
After a season filled with promise and a march through two rounds of the playoffs, the Colorado Avalanche got swept in the Western Conference final.
After a woman was seriously injured near Winter Park over the weekend, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is warning hikers to be aware of recent moose activity.
Low water levels at Boyd Lake State Park are changing the summer experience for visitors in 2026, with Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials warning swimmers to use caution as drought conditions continue across Northern Colorado.
Opening statements begin in Brent Metz trial after he was charged with shooting teen in the face.
Westbound lanes of I-70 were closed west of Denver early Wednesday morning due to a fuel tanker rollover.
Denver city leaders celebrated the new indoor pool at the Swansea Rec Center on Tuesday.
Broomfield passes ordinance to add civil charges to street racing that allows the city to impound vehicles involved.
Aurora firefighters rescue families from burning apartment complex near 6th Avenue and I-225 early Tuesday morning.
After a season filled with promise and a march through two rounds of the playoffs, the Colorado Avalanche got swept in the Western Conference final.
The squad was announced during an event in New York City on Tuesday after U.S. Men's National Team manager Mauricio Pochettino spent months evaluating players to finalize the roster.
Kyle Busch, who won more races in NASCAR's top three series than anyone in history, died suddenly on Thursday.
Kyle Busch, 41, died suddenly on Thursday after being hospitalized with an illness, according to his team.
Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
The Insurance Institute and Consumer Reports ranked 96 of the safest cars for teens. Here's what to know.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, Astrolab, Lunar Outpost and Firefly Aerospace are awarded with hundreds of millions of dollars in NASA contracts for the first phase of its moon base plans.
The squad was announced during an event in New York City on Tuesday after U.S. Men's National Team manager Mauricio Pochettino spent months evaluating players to finalize the roster.
The South Carolina Senate has rejected President Trump's push to redraw the state's congressional districts in hopes Republicans could gain an extra seat.
The nephew of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is sought by U.S. authorities, officials said.
ICE detainees are taking their own lives at a pace that's unprecedented in the agency's two-decade history, highlighting what experts call failures in care and oversight, an AP investigation finds.
A new Colorado bill increasing penalties for dangerous passing and repeat speeding violations is headed to the governor's desk, after a deadly year on mountain highways helped inspire lawmakers to act.
Gov. Jared Polis signed a Regional Transportation District reform bill while riding an RTD bus.
The Southern Poverty Law Center asked a federal judge to dismiss the criminal charges filed against it by the Justice Department, saying the indictment represents a "top-down, retributive campaign" directed by President Trump.
The Trump administration plans to crack down on press leaks by requiring new and existing federal employees to sign NDAs.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
A Colorado School of Mines senior recently diagnosed with leukemia graduated in the halls of his oncology ward in a surprise ceremony put together by his care team.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with the missionary group Serge in Congo when he was infected with Ebola.
The bill will create a first-of-its-kind Ibogaine research pilot program, paving the way for Colorado to study the psychoactive compound that claims to treat PTSD, addiction, and mental health.
A CBS News medical correspondent and doctor says her "biggest concern for the World Cup is actually measles. It's not hantavirus, it is not Ebola."
The Insurance Institute and Consumer Reports ranked 96 of the safest cars for teens. Here's what to know.
Oil prices were also mixed after U.S. strikes on Iranian forces, underscoring the risks still hanging over markets and consumers.
South Korean Starbucks' boss apologized again as it faced a backlash over a marketing campaign widely seen as mocking victims of a bloody military crackdown in 1980.
There is a new bar and dance hall in downtown Denver co-founded by a young man with an old soul.
A Wheat Ridge car wash owner is considering an appeal after the city council approved new restrictions.
An Aurora fire lieutenant will remain demoted after he and a fellow firefighter ran an Aurora police sergeant off the road with a fire truck last year.
A confidential investigative report commissioned by the City of Denver alleges a high-ranking Denver police division chief was "severely abusive."
The City of Denver and the parent company of the Denver Post have reached a tentative agreement to resolve a major lease dispute over the iconic downtown building that bears the newspaper's name, CBS News Colorado has learned.
A federal system is working to crack down on trucks skirting safety regulations, a problem inspectors are seeing on Colorado roadways.
Glendale city leaders are forcefully opposing Colorado's proposed Bus Rapid Transit project on Colorado Boulevard, warning the plan could dramatically worsen traffic for drivers while delivering only modest transit gains.
